Use of Moringa oleifera seed extracts to reduce helminth egg numbers and turbidity in irrigation water

Water Research

Volumn 46, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 3646-3656

  Sengupta, Mita E ^a   Keraita, Bernard ^a,b   Olsen, Annette ^a   Boateng, Osei K ^b   Thamsborg, Stig M ^a   Pálsdóttir, Gudný R ^a   Dalsgaard, Anders ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b KWAME NKRUMAH UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Ghana)

Author keywords

Helminth eggs; Low quality water treatment; Moringa oleifera; Turbidity; Urban vegetable farming

Indexed keywords

COSTS; CULTIVATION; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY; EXTRACTION; HEALTH RISKS; IRRIGATION; TURBIDITY; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER FILTRATION; WATER QUALITY;

CONVENTIONAL WATER TREATMENT; HELMINTH EGGS; LESS DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; LOW QUALITY WATER TREATMENTS; MORINGA OLEIFERA; U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY; URBAN VEGETABLE FARMINGS; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

WATER TREATMENT;

MORINGA OLEIFERA EXTRACT; TAP WATER; WATER;

ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY; COAGULATION; CROP PRODUCTION; DEVELOPING WORLD; DICOTYLEDON; DRINKING WATER; EGG; EUKARYOTE; HEALTH RISK; IRRIGATION SYSTEM; PLANT EXTRACT; SEED; STREAMWATER; TURBIDITY; WASTEWATER; WATER POLLUTION; WATER TREATMENT; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HELMINTH; IRRIGATION (AGRICULTURE); PARASITE CLEARANCE; PLANT SEED; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TURBIDITY; WASTE WATER; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY;

GHANA;

MORINGA OLEIFERA; VERMES;

EID: 84861330467     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: 18792448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2012.04.011     Document Type: Article

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